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First Iran War: Bangs, Whimpers and Smoke
The First Iran War has been eventful, but US dithering has meant that the revolutionary change for Iran has still not materialized.
Wrong Lessons in Iraq to Bad Mistakes in Iran
The specter of the devastating failures in Iraq are leading to the same mistakes in Iran, but the lessons we learnt were probably the wrong ones.
Hypocrisy Over Honduras
While Venezuelans celebrate the capture of Maduro, Honduras grabbles with the White House’s hypocrisy.
A Ruble for Your Peace?
A US-brokered “peace” that rewards Russian aggression at Ukraine’s expense is not pragmatism but appeasement, and history shows such deals only embolden dictators.
A Peace of Hope at Last?
Hamas has fallen, the hostages are coming home, and the war is finally ending. But peace arrives not in triumph, but in ruins — and with bitter lessons unlearned. This is the anatomy of a war that was both inevitable and disastrously mismanaged.
Are We Back on Course with Ukraine?
Has Trump’s flip-flopping nature finally flipped the right way at last? Could it be that, after wasting 9 months on isolationist utopia, the US president is finally seeing the optimism that could change the course of the Russian-Ukrainian War?
Been Mugged by Reality, Mr. President?
With Iran’s nuclear facilities destroyed, is the US president finally waking up to the utopianism of his own America First doctrine?
One Good Thing About Trump Presidency: Netanyahu Getting What He Deserves
Relying on slippery allies is a lesson that Europe is quickly learning, but it appears to be one that Netanyahu shouldn't be too far behind on either…